Dental Hygiene Curriculum Research Articles

Task force on innovation in dental hygiene curricula

Task force on innovation in dental hygiene curricula

Dental hygiene and predoctoral dental curricula concerning dietary fluoride supplements

Deficiencies have been identified in dentists' knowledge about and use of proper protocol in systemic fluoride supplementation and water fluoride assay. Although AADS curriculum guidelines include systemic fluoride supplementation, little is known about actual predoctoral dental and dental hygiene curricula in this area. This study used a mail survey format to investigate dental and dental hygiene curricula concerning systemic fluoride supplementation. The majority of pertinent topics were reported to be included in most program curricula. However, the majority of programs reported no opportunities for students to apply the lecture material presented. Clinical evaluation of the fluoride supplement needs of all child patients is recommended. Student experience should be enhanced by the use of simulated experiences, especially in urban dental and dental hygiene programs. The dentist/dental hygienist team approach should be encouraged.

The status of geriatric education in dental hygiene curricula

To assess the status of geriatric education in dental hygiene curricula, a pretested survey was sent to a 55% random sample of the 198 US dental hygiene programs. Of the 109 surveys mailed, a 90% response rate showed that geriatric didactic material is most frequently presented via occasional lectures, rather than in a formal course or an organized series of presentations. Seventy-five percent of the programs have a geriatric clinical component. Baccalaureate programs and programs longer than 2 years are more likely than associate programs and programs shorter than 2 years, respectively, to teach geriatrics in a more formalized setting. There is no significant difference in the way geriatric material is presented between hygiene programs that are and are not within dental schools.

Periodontal education in dental hygiene curricula

Periodontal education in dental hygiene curricula

The teaching of ethics in the dental hygiene curriculum

This study describes the extent of formal instruction in ethics in dental hygiene programs. Responses from 159 programs indicated that all hygiene programs include ethics in the curriculum, but the method of teaching and the amount of time devoted to the subject varied considerably. The majority of programs included ethics as a component of a larger course such as dental hygiene practice or as a separate course in ethics and jurisprudence. Although most course instructors used the lecture format, most programs combined lecture with more active forms of learning, such as use of ethical dilemmas. In general, respondents felt satisfied with the current role of ethics in the dental hygiene curriculum, although there was some concern about their own competence in teaching the subject.

Assessment of a prosthodontic course for dental hygienists using self‐instructional learning modules

Self-instructional learning modules were used to teach the skill portion of a continuing education course in prosthodontics for dental hygienists. Short- and long-term results obtained from course evaluations and a follow-up survey indicate that dental hygienists are willing and able to extend their traditionally preventive role to include prosthodontic care. The reaction of the course participants to the self-instructional learning modules suggests topics for development of additional learning modules for prosthodontic training beyond the basic dental hygiene curriculum as well as for continuing education.

Preventive periodontics in the dental hygiene curriculum: results of a nationwide survey

The contemporary concept of prevention for the dental hygienist incorporates detection and initial treatment of periodontal disease. A nationwide survey of 192 schools of dental hygiene indicates that nearly all of these schools have minimal requirements in preventive periodontics including didactic presentations, periodontal charting, and instruction in root planing techniques. Data from this survey suggest that schools of dental hygiene may not be fulfilling their responsibility in preventive dental health.

Comparison of traditional and experimental expanded function dental hygiene students in hand scaling

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether an expanded function dental hygiene curriculum prepared students to perform traditional dental hygiene clinical procedures at the same level of competency as a traditional dental hygiene curriculum. Hand scaling was selected as the most appropriate procedure to evaluate. Fourth-year dental hygiene students enrolled in a special expanded function curriculum were compared to fourth-year students enrolled in the traditional dental hygiene curriculum during a controlled one-day experiment. Results indicated no statistically significant differences between the two student groups in the performance of scaling procedures as measured by number of tooth surfaces on which calculus remained. It was concluded that the University of Iowa expanded function dental hygiene curriculum prepared students to perform hand scaling procedures at a competency level comparable to that of the traditional curriculum.

Actively involving students in a dental hygiene curriculum

Actively involving students in a dental hygiene curriculum

Oral myofunctional therapy within the dental hygiene curriculum

Oral myofunctional therapy within the dental hygiene curriculum

Laboratory fluoride experiments in dental hygiene curriculum

Journal of Dental EducationVolume 38, Issue 1 p. 28-31 Article Laboratory fluoride experiments in dental hygiene curriculum IL Shannon, IL ShannonSearch for more papers by this authorSB Paoloski, SB PaoloskiSearch for more papers by this authorWB Wescott, WB WescottSearch for more papers by this author IL Shannon, IL ShannonSearch for more papers by this authorSB Paoloski, SB PaoloskiSearch for more papers by this authorWB Wescott, WB WescottSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 1974 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.0022-0337.1974.38.1.tb00773.xAbout ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume38, Issue1January 1974Pages 28-31 RelatedInformation

Pesent status of nutrition in the dental hygiene curriculum

Journal of Dental EducationVolume 32, Issue 4 p. 399-402 Article Pesent status of nutrition in the dental hygiene curriculum GS Leske, GS LeskeSearch for more papers by this authorA Jong, A JongSearch for more papers by this author GS Leske, GS LeskeSearch for more papers by this authorA Jong, A JongSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 December 1968 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.0022-0337.1968.32.4.tb00122.xAbout ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume32, Issue4December 1968Pages 399-402 RelatedInformation